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    In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
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    Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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    The average car produces a pound of pollution every 25 miles!
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    Robo Fish
    Robo Fish
    A robotic fsh created by researchers at NYU-Poly was left to interact with normal fish. It was accepted by them and soon guided them as a leader.
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    Bluetooth Name
    Bluetooth Name
    Bluetooth is named after the Danish King Harald "Bluetooth" who ate so many blueberries that his teeth stained blue. The wireless protocol is named after him because of his ability to unite warring Scandinavian factions, just as Bluetooth unites wireless devices. The Bluetooth logo is also a combination of the King's runic initials.
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    A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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    Surgeons who grew up playing video games make 37 percent fewer mistakes.
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    It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
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